Person:Fred Shankland (1)

"Fred C. Shankland, one of Brown County's most respected citizens, departed this life at 12:30 a.m. of November 11, 1965, at the Whited Nursing Home where he had been a patient for several weeks... Mr. Shankland was born January 19, 1876, and had he lived until January of 1966 would have reached the age of 90 years. His parents were David Worth Shankland, who died March 19, 1935, having come to Illinois in 1853 from Nicholas County, Kentucky and settled in Lee Township, and Kate (Means) Shankland, who died in 1884, leaving two young sons, Fred and Earl, and a baby boy, John, who died September 11, 1884. Mrs. Shankland's father, George Means, was one of nine children of George and Elizabeth Elton Means. Grandfather Means was born in Pennsylvania and served as a soldier in the War of the Revolution, afterwards moving to Kentucky, where he died in 1833. David Shankland was married again on November 7, 1886, to Mrs. Emaline (Crabb) Stoops, and to this union, another son, Richard, was born. Richard's mother passed on January 13, 1933. Fred C. Shankland at the age of 21 years journeyed to Chicago where he secured employment. He was married to Della Cannon on August 18, 1903, in the home of a cousin, Mrs. J.H. Bowers. He and his wife made their home in Chicago until about 1910 when they returned to Mt. Sterling and the next year moved to the farm where they spent most of their married life. In 1939 they purchased a home in Fargo where they were living at the time of the death of Della Shankland on August 30, 1948. Her death was a blow from which Fred never recovered. A year or two after the death of his wife Mr. Shankland moved to the Six Hotel in Mt. Sterling where he remained until shortly before his death. Fred always had a deep feeling of affection for his relatives and his many friends. He spoke often of his father who was elected three times to the office of Sheriff of this county and served another term as Deputy. He never forgot his mother, and many times told how happy he was when his father brought another mother to the home for him and Earl, and that he tried very hard to be a good son to her. Fred and Della were members of the Presbyterian Church at Fargo, and were always ready and willing to help any one in need, and to aid in the betterment of this community. Surviving are: Earl Shankland of Mt. Sterling and Richard Shankland, of Quincy, his brothers: Richard Shankland Jr. of Quincy, and Jack Shankland of Joliet, his nephews, they being the sons of Richard Shankland Sr.: also Jack's ten children and Richard (third) and Mike, sons of Richard, Jr; also Richard (fourth), baby son of Richard (third); Mrs. Mae Hart of Cunningham, Kansas, sister of Fred's deceased wife; and C.E. (Buzz) Sears, a cousin, who was a great favorite of Fred's of Hot Springs, Arkansas. 'Shank', as he was called by friends, with whom he was always jovial and ready to exchange pleasantries, will be sadly missed by his relatives and host of friends. " {'Descendants of William Shankland', by John N. Shankland, <www.shankland.name>, 1 Sept 2004, no sources cited}

 He married Della Cannon (b. 7 Feb 1883, d. 30 Aug 1948) in 1903.
 He could be the Fred Shankland in the 1900 census in Chicago, age 24 IL (father KY, mother IL), boarder with Hattie Bowens, occupation '(Towel collector?)'.
 In the 1910 census for Lee, Brown Co., Fred and Dell Shankland have been married within the year, no children.
   In the WWI draft registration, Fred Clarence Shankland is listed in Brown Co., Illinois. {WWI Draft Registration Index, <www.ancestry.com>}
 In the 1930 census for Lee, Brown Co., Illinois, Fred C. Shankland is 54, born Illinois (father Kentucky, mother Illinois) married at 29 years, a farmer.  His wife Della is 47, born Illinois (parents US), married first at 22. Ralph Hendricks, a farm laborer age 57, is also in the household. {ed 5-5, sh. 3a, line 24/58/58; Transcribed by Robin Briggs for USGenWeb, <http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/>}